Martin Karl Reidinger | |
Office: | Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina |
Term Start: | June 2, 2020 |
Predecessor: | Frank DeArmon Whitney |
Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina |
Term Start1: | September 12, 2007 |
Appointer1: | George W. Bush |
Predecessor1: | Graham Calder Mullen |
Birth Name: | Martin Karl Reidinger |
Birth Date: | 18 December 1958 |
Birth Place: | New Haven, Connecticut |
Education: | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA, JD) |
Martin Karl Reidinger (born December 18, 1958) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Reidinger received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1984. He was in private practice in Asheville from 1984 to 2007.
On January 9, 2007, Reidinger was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina vacated by Graham Calder Mullen. Reidinger was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 10, 2007, and received his commission on September 12, 2007. He became Chief Judge on June 2, 2020.
Reidinger lives in Asheville, North Carolina. He is married and has three daughters and a son.